Once, vast and brutish creatures terrorized everything in their path. And before there was Wallace Beery, there were also dinosaurs! Which leads us to the theme of this year's holiday giveaway, Women Filmmakers and Dinosaurs.

That's what you could win when you post your Holiday Wish List at NitrateVille. Just tell us what you're asking for, what you hope to get, what would be cool to see under your tree/menorah/Festivus Pole, and you'll be automatically entered for a drawing sponsored by our friends at Flicker Alley for one of these 2017 releases:

The Lost World [blu-ray only]

Flicker Alley, Lobster Films, and Blackhawk Films® are thrilled to present the world-premiere Blu-ray edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, the most complete version of the film ever released. This visually stunning 2K restoration, accomplished by Lobster Films, features newly-discovered scenes and special effect sequences, incorporating almost all original elements from archives and collections around the world. Renowned silent film composer Robert Israel contributes a new and ambitious score, performed by a full orchestra in 2016.

This edition is dedicated to David Shepard, and to the collectors, archives, and passionate cinema lovers, who help preserve films for future generations.

Early Women Filmmakers: An International Anthology (dual blu-DVD edition)

All you have to do to enter is say something about what you're hoping for this holiday season (presumably along the lines of what NitrateVille talks about) in this thread by Monday, December 11. Winners will be chosen randomly the next day. Sorry, US and Canada only due to rights issues. (If you already own one of these you can substitute another title of comparable value, so be sure to post your wish list anyway.)

And me? I've read everything that's been on NitrateVille Radio, and I just bought a bunch of Criterions in the Barnes & Noble sale, but there's a cool new Disney book called Yesterday's Tomorrows: Disney's Magical Mid-Century that looks snazzier than the fins on a Buick, so at least there's that.

What's on your list?

“Sentimentality is when it doesn't come off—when it does, you get a true expression of life's sorrows.” —Alain-Fournier

This one's a piece of cake: Richard Barrios's latest book, Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can't Forget. And if I leave Santa an extra cup of egg nog, maybe he'll throw in the blu-ray of An American in Paris.

I'm awaiting with a mixture of impatience and delicious anticipation the second volume of Marcel Perez shorts from the now officially venerable Undercrank Productions.

Bob

New and vigorous impulses seem to me to be at work in it,[the cinema] and doubtless before long it will drop all slavish copying of the stage and strike out along fresh paths. -- Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

How handy! I'm hoping for The Lost World blu-ray! I'm also eagerly awaiting the remaining Paramount silent releases from Kino, eespecially the W.C. Fields double feature! There's a handful of books including Gabriella Oldham's book on Harry Langdon.

Since this is a Christmas Wish List, mine would be for a more complete and restored version of "Tarzan of the Apes" (1918). It's perhaps my very first Silent film which I bought on VHS for a buck with a run time of about an hour. The film was much longer when first premiered, yet this hour long version still tells the most complete Tarzan story. I was reminded of this recently with the question concerning screenplay credits. According to IMDB, screen play credits go to Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lois Weber, and Fred Miller respectively.The later Tarzan Serial contains a somewhat shorter yet better quality print than the original film, but it would be nice to see this old classic restored to it's original condition.Perhaps it can't be done, but that's what wishes are for.

I keep hoping that Santa's merry crew might leave a Blu-Ray of Harold Lloyd's The Kid Brother under the tree, but the mischievous elves at Criterion only left lumps of coal the past couple of years. I've been a pretty good boy this year, ...maybe St. Nick will swing by Flicker Alley and gift me a little Ho! Ho! Ho! even if Harold is still on hiatus. There's still a little misteltoe hanging under the archway just in case a copy of Flicker Alley's Blu-Ray of the Early Women Filmmakers teleports in my direction. Alas, I tried that with the Blu- Ray of The Lost World and almost got me face half bit off!

Conversely, I envision my New Year's resolution will be to indulge myself in all manner of silent mayhem, ...but that's just projecting!

Beggars of Life BR is at the top of my list, but, coincidentally, the women director set (would love to see those Olga Preyobrazhenskaya films) as well as the Lost World are also in the upper levels. No, really. Definitely depending on Santa for these as funds are at Bob Cratchit levels this year.

A Tim McCoy box set:WINNERS OF THE WILDERNESSCALIFORNIAFOREIGN DEVILSSPOILERS OF THE WESTWYOMINGTHE LAW OF THE RANGERIDERS OF THE DARKBEYOND THE SIERRASTHE OVERLAND TELEGRAPHSIOUX BLOODTHE DESERT RIDER

A Mae Murray box set:MADEMOISELLE MIDNIGHTCIRCE THE ENCHANTRESSVALENCIAALTARS OF DESIRE

A Claire Windsor box set:THE DENIALTHE WHITE DESERTTIN HATS

And a special edition release of the recovered colour version of THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, complete with photo gallery, booklet, documentaries and audio commentaries...

There is so much I want.Being back here after sickness, I want what every member on Nitrateville wishes for.And on a side order I wish all members a happy holiday and extra pocket money to buy all these wonderful silent films coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray. My tiny hands want the Women's early filmmakers Blu-Ray.

Big Silent Fan wrote:Since this is a Christmas Wish List, mine would be for a more complete and restored version of "Tarzan of the Apes" (1918). It's perhaps my very first Silent film which I bought on VHS for a buck with a run time of about an hour.

Christmas has come early for me this year. I've just finished watching the restored, but still shortened version of "Tarzan of the Apes" (1918). Perhaps not the gorgeous quality of other Silents but likely close to the original image quality given how it was filmed. I was able to look around in the familiar scenes and notice details that weren't there before. A really big surprise; I saw Tarzan steal his first kiss from the unconscious Jane. That was special. The newly made orchestra score supported the film nicely.http://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi3881542169" target="_blank